I dnf'd this book after about 5 chapters, but briefly read the conversations between the MCs for another couple of chapters.
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This book is the BIGGEST ick. I'm genuinely concerned for those of you who rated it above 3 stars.
The characters meet at 13 (F) and 18 (M), right away he calls her "sweet girl". We then skip two years later (15 and 20 roughly), he calls her "my love", "darling", "sweet girl", "baby", "little girl", and at one point says "She's only sixteen, and she already looks like a vixen." -- blank stare. I don't think I need to go on (but I will). He's CONSTANTLY mentioning her curves, roaming his gaze over her, looking down at her lips, calling her beautiful, pressing her against him, holding her waist, caressing her thigh and cheek, etc.
And the icing on the cake, the ickiest of all icks, the straight to jail card:
"Have you ever sucked dick, sweet girl?" -- keep in mind they're still 15 and 20.
Another one of my favourite lines (sarcasm):
“I’m sorry, Alanna. You’re right. I have been treating you the way I would others your age, but it’s undeserved and unwarranted. I won’t do it again, okay?” UNDESERVED? UNWARRANTED? To treat a 15 year old... like a 15 year old? When you're a whole ass 20 year old grown man.
He groomed/is grooming her. Don't argue with me.
I didn't waste enough of my time to find out whether they get together when she's 18... but I don't need to read it to know what's going to happen.
Send this man to jail!